Apple Adds 4K AI Camera Search Across HomeKit Brands
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Updated · PCMag UK · Jun 11
Apple Adds 4K AI Camera Search Across HomeKit Brands
3 articles · Updated · PCMag UK · Jun 11
Summary
Apple said HomeKit will soon let users search AI-tagged events across compatible security cameras from multiple brands in the Home app, a rare cross-platform feature for smart home video.
The update also groups alerts from devices like door and motion sensors into one notification, generates AI summaries of camera events, and adds support for 2K and 4K footage.
That search function stands out because rival camera systems already offer AI video search, but users with Arlo, Blink, Nest or Ring devices typically must check each brand's app separately.
HomeKit's camera ecosystem is still small—brands include Aqara, Eve and Logitech—but Apple could widen adoption through Matter, whose current camera support covers streaming and controls rather than AI features.
The move positions Apple ahead on smart-home AI interoperability for now and could pressure Amazon and Google to extend similar cross-brand camera tools.